Cosby vs Newport

A side-by-side comparison of Cosby and Newport: population, income, housing, and more.

Cosby and Newport are places in Tennessee. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Newport has the higher population (6,881 vs 521 in Cosby). Cosby has the higher median home value ($160,300 vs $124,300 in Newport). Since 2019, Newport's population has grown faster (+0.5% vs -27.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Cosby	Newport
Population	521	6,881
Median age	55.8 yrs	42.6 yrs
Median household income	—	$40,096
Median home value	$160,300	$124,300
Median gross rent	—	$780
Housing units	332	3,606
Homeownership rate	76.1%	48.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.3%	13.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cosby	Newport
Population	723 → 521 (-27.9%)	6,848 → 6,881 (+0.5%)
Median household income	$36,645 → $45,192 (+23.3%)	$24,124 → $40,096 (+66.2%)
Median home value	$114,200 → $160,300 (+40.4%)	$90,100 → $124,300 (+38.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$484 → $780 (+61.2%)

Cosby

Population

723521

Median household income

$36,645$45,192

Median home value

$114,200$160,300

Newport

Population

6,8486,881

Median household income

$24,124$40,096

Median home value

$90,100$124,300

Median gross rent

$484$780

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cosby	Newport
Under 5	7.5%	9.6%
5 to 17	8.3%	9.1%
18 to 24	0.0%	11.4%
25 to 34	15.7%	14.2%
35 to 44	9.6%	7.7%
45 to 54	7.5%	13.6%
55 to 64	10.7%	16.8%
65 to 74	23.8%	9.6%
75 and over	16.9%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cosby	Newport
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	83.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cosby	Newport
No high school diploma	9.6%	16.1%
High school graduate	58.1%	43.7%
Some college or associate's	10.0%	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	13.7%	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.7%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cosby	Newport
Drove alone	82.5%	78.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	11.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.5%	8.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cosby	Newport
1-unit, detached	67.5%	61.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	9.0%	25.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	23.5%	7.0%

Poverty & households

	Cosby	Newport
Poverty rate	28.8%	27.9%
Average household size	2.11	2.10
Mean commute (minutes)	53	25
Median year structure built	1982	1973